Museum · Colyford · Devon

Motoring Memories

One of the places to visit in Colyford is Motoring Memories, a museum. The surrounding 5 km hold 11 more places to visit. Top of the list nearby is Colcombe Castle, 2.1 km away.

Where

In Colyford

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Museum in Colyford

Inside Colyford

Motoring Memories is inside Colyford’s built-up area, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

Aim for June to September, when Colyford reaches 19–21°C.

Jan9° / 3°98 mm

Feb9° / 2°85 mm

Mar11° / 3°81 mm

Apr13° / 4°76 mm

May17° / 7°64 mm

Jun19° / 10°70 mm

Jul21° / 12°69 mm

Aug21° / 12°93 mm

Sep19° / 10°80 mm

Oct15° / 8°120 mm

Nov11° / 5°130 mm

Dec9° / 3°119 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Colyford, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Colyford. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Colyford’s full climate →

About

Motoring Memories

Museum.

In Colyford, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Colyford

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Mapping Motoring Memories

Motoring Memories sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Motoring Memories

Of these 6 towns, the largest is Seaton (7,429 people). Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Colyford

583 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 400 m northwest of it

Colyton

1,938 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 1.1 km southwest of it

Seaton

7,429 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 1.4 km southeast of it

Axmouth

244 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Motoring Memories is	People	Places to visit
Colyford	It’s in town	583	13
Colyton	400 m northwest of it	1,938	13
Seaton	1.1 km southwest of it	7,429	12
Axmouth	1.4 km southeast of it	244	10
Musbury	2.7 km northeast of it	561	10
Beer	3.4 km southwest of it	1,280	10

Make a day of it

More near Motoring Memories

29 more lie within 15 km, 2 forts, 2 museums and a castle among them.

CastleColcombe Castle2.1 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustShute Barton4.9 km away 3

Fort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp6.5 km away 4

Historic siteBeer Quarry Caves4.9 km away 5

FortMusbury Castle3.4 km away 6

AttractionPecorama4.4 km away 7

MuseumDinosaurland Fossil Museum8.9 km away 8

MuseumLyme Regis Museum9 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Motoring Memories

Where is Motoring Memories?

Motoring Memories is in Colyford, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Motoring Memories?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Motoring Memories?

June to September are the warmest months in Colyford, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Motoring Memories?

Within 15 km: Colcombe Castle (2.1 km), Shute Barton (4.9 km), Blackbury Camp (6.5 km) and Beer Quarry Caves (4.9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Colcombe Castle: Rev. John Swete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Shute Barton: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Blackbury Camp: Blokenearexeter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Beer Quarry Caves: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musbury Castle: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pecorama: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dinosaurland Fossil Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lyme Regis Museum: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons

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